jemā

• ǟma

From Proto-Finnic *emä, from Proto-Uralic *emä; cognates include Estonian ema, Finnish emä and Hungarian eme (“sow”).

• IPA^(key): /jemɑː/

jemā

1. mother
   • Tiit-Rein Viitso, Valts Ernštreits (2012–2013), Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz, Tartu, Rīga: TÜ, LVA

     jemā ārmaztimi

     mother's love

     jemā sēmḑa

     mother's milk

     jemā pierrõ

     to be the spitting image of one's mother (lit. "after mother")

     tämmõn um vel jemā sēmḑa kūora tagān

     he is still wet behind the ears (lit. "he still has mother's milk behind his ears")

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